Editing Dark Hot Rod

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{{disambig3|Black Rodimus}}

:''Dark Hot Rod is a [[Decepticon]] built Autobot clone turned [[Autobot]]? from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Black Rodimus "package art".jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Be still, my kidneys.]]
A dark clone of [[Hot Rod]] built by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], '''Dark Hot Rod''' was convinced from his creation that ''he'' was the real Hot Rod. He is physically Hot Rod's equal, but lacked the [[Autobot]]'s honor, respect for life and reverence for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. He was driven to destroy what he thought was the fake Hot Rod, and forcibly take the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from Optimus.

An encounter with the original Hot Rod in a crystal-lined cave changed all that. Through a burst of energy, Dark Hot Rod became aware of the truth of his creation. To atone for his actions, he has joined the Autobots, and fights against the Decepticons who made him!

==Fiction==
===Wars comics===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Rodimus Wars}}}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]] (English)}}

When the Decepticons returned to stop the Autobots from reaching the UFO, they faced an army of [[Megatron Clone]]s. Afterwards, Dark Hot Rod joined the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

{{Note|Dark Hot Rod was available as a playable character in the Decepticon campaign during the second playthrough.}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[File:G1toy darkhotrod.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Black Rodimus''' (Autobot, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-78B'''

: A [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Hot Rod/toys#Generation 1|Hot Rod toy]] in [[Black repaint|blacks and grays]] sold only at the 2001 Tokyo Toy Festival, Black Rodimus transforms into a futuristic/Cybertronic race car. Though his plastics and paint colors changed, his decals were the same as the normal Rodimus release. It is noteworthy that the hood and door stickers, factory-applied on other versions of the Hot Rod mold, were not preapplied to Black Rodimus, instead being included on a separate sticker sheet. Limited to 1500 pieces and packaged in a monochrome black version of Hot Rod's normal packaging, Black Rodimus was only available with the joint purchase of the "Crystal Rodimus" version of Hot Rod.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/HotRodBlack/hotrod.htm More information on Black Rodimus at TFU.info]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:Titanium cancelled figure checklist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Black RODIMUS''' (unreleased)
: The final ''[[Titanium Series]]'' catalog listed a number of figures which were never released (pictured at right). One of the 3" Micro Figures appearing only as a name (with no image) was the oddly cased "Black RODIMUS". This would presumably have been a redeco of the 3" Rodimus figure, but details about its faction or characterization are unknown.
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==Notes==
* This character's English name, "Dark Hot Rod", actually comes from the character slideshow in Japanese-exclusive video game ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''. Despite this, the character's English bio still uses the "Black Rodimus" name.
*A second evil clone of Hot Rod, [[Black Rodimus Convoy]], would later be introduced in the [[e-HOBBY]] comic "[[Destron Doppelgänger Black Rodimus Convoy]]". This story made a point to note that Hot Rod had encountered the [[clone synthesizer]] used to create Black Rodimus Convoy before, apparently intended to indicate that it was also used to create Dark Hot Rod.
*His package art is just Hot Rod's package art in black and white.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Black Rodimus''' (ブラックロディマス ''Burakku Rodimasu'')

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